ADF - AM band only ?

[Jel]

So i noticed the AH64 can decently find emitters between 100 and 2199.5 KHZ.

Is this all the bird offers in order to find, for example, own troops ? Any way of UHF homing ? FM band ? 

Edited November 11, 2022 by Jel

[Swift.]

12 minutes ago, Jel said:

So i noticed the AH64 can decently find emitters between 100 and 2199.5 KHZ.

Is this all the bird offers in order to find, for example, own troops ? Any way of UHF homing ? FM band ? 

 

Correct, it can't do VHF or UHF homing.

[Raptor9]

27 minutes ago, Jel said:

Is this all the bird offers in order to find, for example, own troops ? Any way of UHF homing ? FM band ? 

The ADF is intended for radio navigation under low-visibility conditions (ie, adverse weather) using Non-Directional Beacons (NDB). These NDB navaids transmit in the 100-2199.5 kHz range, AM only.

The concept of using ADF to locate troops is mostly a DCS thing (just like having rescue helicopters permanently hover next to aircraft carriers) and isn't grounded in reality. Using such methods to coordinate aerial fires or close air support is not only inefficient, it is also dangerous for both friendly forces as well as the aircrews.

Not saying it is forbidden to incorporate such scenarios in a DCS mission, since mission designers are free to design missions however they choose, of course. But that is why it is not possible to use ADF for frequencies or modulations outside of those necessary for NDB navaids in the AH-64D, nor is it used for the purposes of close air support in modern fixed wing aircraft.

[Jel]

That might explain why older airframes like the Huey are very much able to do what newer ones can´t  

I´m familiar with rl operation, just wondering if there wasn´t any hidden feature i might have overlooked for the DCS AH64. Thanks for the details.